It’s U.S. vs. England in World Cup

The 2010 World Cup draw is taking place right now in South Africa, where the matches will be played. Thirty-two teams from around the world are being split into eight groups of four. The U.S. men’s team will face England, Algeria and Slovenia. The top two teams from each group advance to a Final 16 round. While England figures to be a power this competition, Algeria is probably one of the weakest African nations that the U.S. could have drawn, and Slovenia, while no pushover, certainly is beatable.
Here’s how it breaks down:

Group A
S. Africa
Mexico
Uruguay
France

Group B
Argentina
South Korea
Greece
Nigeria

Group C
England
U.S.
Algeria
Slovenia

Group D
Germany
Australia
Serbia
Ghana

Group E
Holland
Denmark
Japan
Cameroon

Group F
Italy
New Zealand
Paraguay
Slovakia

Group G
Brazil
North Korea
Ivory Coast
Portugal

Group H
Spain
Switzerland
Honduras
Chile

Is Group D the Group of Death? Or is it Group G? Some interesting pairings here. Love to hear what you think.